CONTENTS. 



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Part I. Introduction. 



CHAPTER 1. The Arid Region 11 



Part II. Dry Farming. 



CHAPTER 2. Dry Farming 33 



CHAPTER 3. Plowing 42 



CHAPTER 4. Conservation of Moisture 53 



CHAPTER 5. Crop Management G4 



Part III. Irrigation. 



CHAPTER 6. Irrigation Farming 79 



CHAPTER 7. Methods of Irrigation 93 



CHAPTER 8. Irrigation Appliances 108 



Part IV. Crops and Crop Culture. 



CHAPTER 9. Alfalfa 121 



( IIAPTER 10. Hay and Forage Crops 147 



CHAPTER 11. Grains 172 



CHAPTER 12. Potato Culture 188 



CHAPTER 13. The Sugar Beet and Its Culture. 201 



CHAPTER 14. Miscellaneous Crops . . . . 221 



CHAPTER 15. Plant Breeding 228 



Part V. Crop Destroyers. 



CHAPTER 16. Weeds 245 



CHAPTER 17. Insect Enemies 259 



CH AFTER 18. Plant Diseases . 274 



CHAPTER 19. Rodents and Birds 284 



Part VI. Live Stock. 



CHAPTER 20. The Ranging of Live Stock 299 



CHAPTER 21. Western Animal Feeding 311 



CHAPTER 22. Stock Breeding Suggestions 336 



CHAPTER 23. Common Diseases of Live Stock. 343 



CHAPTER 24. Poison Plants of the West 358 



CHAPTER 25. Common Farm Surgery 364 



